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Patented Mar. 2%, 1923.

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i DRAG.

A ncati a filed March .11, 192i. Serial No, 451,554,

to shift the directionin which the'dirt is thrown, by one man. It is afurther object of the invention to provide automatic means operable uponthe teams connected to the two longitudinal members of the drag forchecking one of said teams while relievin the restraining action uponthe other of sai teams to thereby cause one of said teams to forge aheadof the other to throw the transverse members of the drag to an angle tothe line of travel of the drag as a whole.

Further objects and advantages of the parts in both of the figures ofthe drawing.

Referring to the drawing it will be seen that the improved dragcomprises longitudinal beams 5 and 6 and several transversely disposedboards 7. These boards are flexibly mounted with respect to the beams bymeans of eyes 8 that are carried by the boards and embrace vertical rods9. At

their upper ends these rods are bent at right angles to pass through thebeams 5 and 6 and are held in place by[ nuts 10. The lower ends of therods 9 are extended rearwardly in arcuate formation as indicated at 11and are provided with flattened portions 12 which lie alongside of thebeams 5 and 6, said flattened portions being provided with a pluralityof openings 13 adapted to be engaged by transverse fastening members 14which pass through the beams, this construction serving to adjust theangle of the rods 9 so that the boards 7 may be caused to lie atanydesired angle to the vertical. A seat bar 15. supports a seat 16 andthe [lower end i of the sea't bar 15 is supportedupon a bar or. strap17",the rear end of Which sup 3 ported upon the ,upper edge of one oftheboards and the forward end of which is secured to a rearward extension18.projecting from the upper end of one of the rods 9. Theseat bar 15has an upturned ear 19 upon its forward end. and the rearward extension18 has anupturned ear 2O uponits rear end.

A. vertical rod 21 has a bent rearwardly extending portion 22 which isjournaled in the ears 19 and v2O and at its rear end is provided with a.transverse footwpiece 23. A

driver seated inthe seat, 16,:may by pressing upon one end or the otherof the transverse foot piece 23 swing the vertical bar 21 to the rightor left desired. This back and forth swinging movement of the bar 21 isutilized to control the teams, which in the operation of the drag arehitched to the .clevises 24c located at the front ends of the- One endof a cable is fixed beams 5 and G, at 25 to the bar 21 and passesrearwardly at 26 to and about a pulley 27 mounted upon the beam 5,passing thence through an opening formed in the bar 21. and extendingforwardly at 28 to the bit 29 of the left hand team.

It is to be understood that the illustration of the bit is merelydiagrammatic. The team may comprise any desired number of horses.

In like manner one end of the cable 30 is connected to the rod 21 andthis cable passes over a pulley 32 upon the beam 6, passing thence at 38through the rod 21 and extending forwardly at 34c to the bit 35 of theright hand team.

Thus if the driver press with his right foot upon the foot piece 23 theright hand cable will be slackened and the left hand cable will betightened to impart a pull upon the bit 29 of the left hand team, thiswill hold back the left hand team and permit the right hand team toforge ahead, thus throwing the boards 7 to an angle to the general lineof travel of the drag as a whole.

It is manifest that the boards 7 will be thrown to the opposite angle ifthe driver presses upon the foot piece 23 with his left foot, to therebyslacken the cable 28 and tighten the cable 3a to restrain the right handteam and permit the left hand team to forge ahead.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise.construction set forth but that it includes within its purview whateverchanges fairly come within either the terms or the spirit of theappended claims.

Having described my invention, What I claim is:

1. A drag comprising a pair of longitudinally extending beams freelymovable longitudinally independently of each other, means for hitchingto the ends of each of said beams, a plurality of transversely exlongitudinally. independently of each other, means for hitching a teamto the end of each of said beams, a plurality of transversely extendingboards set edgewise, vertical hinges between said beams and said boardswhich hold said boards upright and permit them to move to varyingpositions of angularity in a horizontal plane, with respect to saidbeams, an upstanding oscillatory rod, a foot piece upon said rod by.which said rod may be moved back and forth laterally by the driver ofthe drag and cables having engagement with said rod and adapted forengage ment with the bits of teams hitched to the ends of said beams,whereby lateral movement of said rod imparts a pull upon one of saidcables and slackens the other of said cables.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

, PETER J. CARLSON.

